Near the town of Selydove, the Russian military shot dead two captured Ukrainian soldiers. The prosecutor's office has launched an investigation.
This is stated in a statement by the Office of the Prosecutor General.
‘Under the procedural supervision of the Donetsk Regional Prosecutor's Office, a pre-trial investigation has been launched in criminal proceedings over the violation of the laws and customs of war, combined with premeditated murder (Part 2 of Article 438 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine),’ the statement said.
It is known that on 18 October 2024, at 14:38, representatives of the Russian Armed Forces captured two Ukrainian servicemen in the Pokrovsk district.
The invaders, who stormed a forest plantation near the town of Selydove, laid the unarmed prisoners of war face down. They held them in this position, pressing their feet to the ground, and after a while shot them at point blank range with automatic weapons.
The Prosecutor General's Office emphasises that the killing of prisoners of war is a gross violation of the Geneva Conventions and qualifies as a serious international crime.
The pre-trial investigation is being carried out by investigators of the SBU Main Directorate in Donetsk and Luhansk Regions.